Sterling Police Department responds to semi versus car accident

At 2:44 a.m. Ian Ben Derrick Ironrope, 26, of Sterling, was arrested at 300 N. Third Ave., on a charge of protection order violation.

Dec. 20

At 10:23 p.m. Ryan Joe Lopez, 25, of Sterling, was arrested at 900 State St., on a warrant out of SPD, for felony menacing and second degree assault with a deadly weapon. He was transported to the Logan County Jail, where he is currently being held on no bond, per the warrant. Natasha Hohn, 18, of Merino, was also arrested on a two warrants for failure to appear, one with a cash only bond of $300 and the other with a cash only bond of $235. She was transported to the Logan County Jail.

At 11:22 p.m. the city of Sterling reported vandalism to three city trash cans, valued at $100 a piece, at 1814 Fillmore St.

Dec. 19

No injuries were reported after a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Betty Frick, 56, of Sterling, began backing out of the parking lot in the 400 block of Main St. and collided with a 2012 GMC Yukon XL, driven by Barbara Lorenzo, 61, of Sterling, at 10:37 a.m. Frick's vehicle sustained minor damage to the driver side rear end. Lorenzo's vehicle sustained minor damage to the driver side front door and rear door. Frick was issued a citation for improper backing.

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At 9:43 a.m. David Robert Hill, 47, of Sterling, was arrested at 802 Cleveland St., on a warrant out of SPD for sexual exploitation of a child. He was transported to the Logan County Jail, where he was set no bond per the warrant. Later in the day, he was served another warrant out of SPD while at Logan County Jail, for failure to comply with an original charge of third degree assault. He was held on $5,000 bond, per the warrant.

No injuries were reported after a 2008 Freightliner truck, driven by Carl Mahaffey, 56, of Iliff, collided with a 2013 Ford Explorer, driven by Julie Handke, 34, of Sterling, at the intersection of Beattie St. and S. Division Ave., at 11:31 a.m. Handke's vehicle slid 180 degrees counter-clockwise and came to rest on its wheels in the center of S. Division Ave., while Mahaffey exited the intersection and parked in the 100 block of Factory St. Mahaffey's vehicle sustained moderate damage. Hanke's vehicle sustained severe damage. Mahaffey was issued a citation for failing to yield at a stop intersection.

Dec. 12

No injuries after an unknown vehicle collided side to side with a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, owned by Marilyn Slonecker, of Sterling, parked on the right side of the roadway in the 300 block of S. Third St., at 10:25 a.m. Slonecker was standing next to her vehicle when the unknown vehicle struck her vehicle. She reported no injuries but advised she fell to her knees when the vehicle was struck. Slonecker was seen by Sterling Fire Department, but refused medical treatment. Her vehicle sustained moderate damage. She advised the vehicle that struck her car was a light-colored sedan, possibly white or silver.

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